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Corbett’s health and insurance cabinet nominees get committee approval
Two more of Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett’s cabinet nominees have gained approval from their respective committees. The Public Health and We ...
15 years ago
Rigali addresses abuse at Ash Wednesday service
Today marks the beginning of Lent. For some Philadelphia Catholics, the church’s response to allegations of child abuse are the foc ...
15 years ago
Corbett touts Chester tech center as job creator
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer were in Chester County Wednesday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a new bus ...
15 years ago
Lobbyist spending up 14% to $65M in N.J.
Spending by lobbyists in New Jersey reached a record high of $65 million last year. In contrast to the decline at the federal leve ...
15 years ago
Powell’s attorneys try to block death penalty
Attorneys for a Maryland man convicted of murder in the 2009 shooting of a Georgetown police officer have filed a motion to block the dea ...
15 years ago
Drug treatment sentence for final Delaware County bully
The last of six Upper Darby teens involved in the January bullying incident against Nadin Khoury has been sentenced to a juvenile drug tr ...
15 years ago
As Lent begins, Coons talks faith and fighting poverty
Senator Chris Coons reflects on his first visit to Africa and how seeing thousands of people on the verge of starvation spurred him to ac ...
15 years ago
Early Census data show small population growth in Philadelphia
Mayor Michael Nutter will hold a press conference later this afternoon to detail the city’s Census data. ...
15 years ago
Earth-friendly group protests PNC Bank at Flower Show
PNC Bank has been a Philadelphia Flower Show sponsor for years, but EQAT finds that a bit hypocritical. The ...
15 years ago
Markell launches upgrade for school security
Governor Markell wants Delaware schools to improve on their efforts to keep students safe. “We want to make sure that ...
15 years ago
School District CFO details administrative budget cuts
How is the School District of Philadelphia reacting to Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett’s suggested budget cuts? Tom MacDonald reports f ...
15 years ago
Chester County mother goes to Washington to fight for stricter teen driving laws
Distracted driving isn’t just attributed to cell phones. Marlene Case can tell you. Her 17-year-old son died in 2009 when his 16-ye ...
15 years ago
Antiviral-resistant flu case in Kent County
Health officials are investigating Delaware’s first known case of influenza that is resistant to antiviral treatment. ...
15 years ago
St. John the Baptist Church observes Ash Wednesday
Today, Christians throughout the world kicked off the beginning of Lent, by marking their foreheads with ashes in the traditional shape o ...
15 years ago